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The Essence Of A Perio Protect Tray

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If you are suffering from periodontitis, a dentist, such as Hurst Family Dental, may recommend you get a Perio protect tray. You might be scared because this treatment might be new to you. The following article seeks to educate you on what Perio protect trays are all about.

What is a Perio Protect Tray?

This is an FDA approved device that assists patients to treat periodontal disease from the comfort of their home. It is a non invasive treatment that involves applying topical medicine directly to your teeth and gums.

This is a simple device composed of thin plastic. This tray is molded to match the specific structure of your teeth. It contains several pouches on its sides. The pouches are filled with a mixture of medicines mainly oxidizers and antibiotics like tetracycline. Oxidizers are used to get rid of the bio film and the outer calcification in order to protect the infection.

Bio film is the bacteria film that affects your mouth. When you feel slimy in your mouth, it is because of this film. Surface level biofilm can be removed through brushing of teeth and flossing, but bacteria that go deep into your teeth can only be removed through the use of these trays.

 Using this mixture, less medication will be washed away by your saliva and instead be delivered to your gum pockets.

This mixture is left in your mouth for 5 to 15 minutes every day to enable the medicine to affect your gum directly.

What is Periodontitis?

This is a kind of gum disease occurring due to the buildup of plaque in the area around your gums. Plaque is a combination of sugars from left over foods and acids from bacteria in your mouth. As plaque continues to build up, harmful bacteria eat at your teeth and gums. The bacteria break down your gingival fibers which are responsible for bonding your teeth to your gums. As your gums begin to pull away from your teeth, they leave behind empty pockets that get populated with bacteria.

These bacteria destroy your teeth and gums and lead to a condition known as gingivitis. This is where your teeth become loose and your gums become weak, leading to tooth loss.

Advantages of the Perio Protect Tray

  • Since periodontitis is a serious disease owing to how deep the bacteria are entrenched in your teeth and gums, it requires many visits to your dentist. The Perio protect tray reduces follow up visits enabling you to follow a daily treatment regimen from home.
  • The design of this device is meant to deposit medicine directly on affected areas of your mouth, distributing it on the periodontal pockets that hold the bacteria.
  • It is very easy to use and saves you the cost of constant dentist appointments.
  • This device is also used for bleeding gums, mouth sores and abscesses.

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